First Solar Inc. (FSLR)

FSLR (NASDAQ:Electronics)
$45.96
pos +0.62
+1.37%
Today's Range: 45.55 - 46.50 | FSLR Avg Daily Volume: 7,906,500
Last Update: 06/18/13 - 4:00 PM EDT
Volume: 11,814
YTD Performance: 46.94%
Open: $45.61
Previous Close: $45.34
52 Week Range: $13.81 - $59.00
Oustanding Shares: 87,792,199
Market Cap: 3,980,498,303
6-Month Chart
TheStreet Ratings Grade for FSLR
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
TheStreet Ratings is the source for accurate ratings that you can rely upon to make sound, informed financial decisions. Click here to find out about our methodology.
Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 1 1 1 1
Moderate Buy 0 0 0 0
Hold 12 12 15 14
Moderate Sell 1 1 1 1
Strong Sell 3 3 2 1
Mean Rec. 3.29 3.29 3.16 3.06
Latest Dividend: 0.00
Latest Dividend Yield: 0.00%
Dividend Ex-Date: 12/31/69
Price Earnings Ratio: 9.55
Price Earnings Comparisons:
FSLR Sector Avg. S&P 500
9.55 9.60 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
70.39% 229.48% -63.27%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 21.80 0.63 0.18
Net Income 0.00 -1.15 0.00
EPS 0.00 -1.14 0.00
Earnings for FSLR:
EBITDA 0.69B
Revenue 3.37B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (12/13) FY (12/14)
Average Estimate $0.53 $1.26 $4.16 $3.35
Number of Analysts 10 9 11 11
High Estimate $0.78 $1.45 $4.37 $3.84
Low Estimate $0.25 $0.92 $3.86 $2.74
Prior Year $1.52 $1.27 $4.90 $4.16
Growth Rate (Year over Year) -65.26% -1.05% -15.08% -19.55%
Update Chart
Chart Benchmark Timeframe
Average Frequency Indicator Chart
Scale Symbol Comparison Bollinger Bands

bullishFirst Solar numbers raised at UBS

Feb 20, 2013 | 7:56 AM EST

Shares of FSLR now seen reaching $36, UBS said. Estimates also increased on expected guide up for 2013 on higher margins. Neutral rating. 

Lower Open Could Loosen Up Market For Traders

By

Scott Redler

 | Feb 14, 2013 | 8:48 AM EST

Scott Redler, the Chief Strategic Officer for T3Live.com, and John Darsie, the Editor-in-Chief of T3Live.com, talk about the weakening Euro, take an in-depth look at 3-D printing companies, and walk through the charts of many stocks on their must-watch list.

bullishFirst Solar rated new Buy at Citigroup

Feb 6, 2013 | 8:17 AM EST

FSLR was initiated with a Buy rating, Citigroup said. $41 price target. Gaining exposure in sustainable growth regions. 

bullishFirst Solar numbers raised at Jefferies

Jan 17, 2013 | 8:36 AM EST

Shares of FSLR now seen reaching $30, Jefferies said. Estimates also raised on high short interest. Hold rating.

Shake the Bushes

By

James "Rev Shark" DePorre

 | Jan 3, 2013 | 10:44 AM EST

I'm looking for the hot themes or groups of 2013.

Don't Follow the Insiders to SolarCity

By

Meena Krishnamsetty

 | Dec 21, 2012 | 2:00 PM EST

The newly public company has an interesting business model, but it probably won't shine for a while.

The Virus That Is Apple

By

Timothy Collins

 | Dec 14, 2012 | 11:38 AM EST

It’s become so over-owned that it has infected all its possible hosts. There is just no room to grow.

Off the Charts

By

Scott Redler

 | Dec 13, 2012 | 6:25 PM EST

This market is giving you compelling reasons to stay on the sidelines.

Beware of Shorting the Year-End 'Losers'

By

Timothy Collins

 | Dec 10, 2012 | 11:33 AM EST

Longs may be holding on to their positions until January in order to take a bigger tax loss.

Daily Recap of the Charts, December 6

By

Scott Redler

 | Dec 6, 2012 | 5:21 PM EST

Scott Redler of T3Live review the day's market action and sets up your trading plan for the next session.

Columnist Conversation / Market Updates

Dollar/Yen
By

Helene Meisler

 | Jun 19, 2013 | 8:54 AM EDT
I realize no one seems obsessed with this currency pair anymore now that today is Fed Day but Fed Days have moved the bu...

Fed Ex delivered: Trades lower pre-market
By

Paul Price

 | Jun 19, 2013 | 8:33 AM EDT
FDX beat quarterly estimates on an adjusted basis. Management now says they will suspend giving quarterly guidance but k...
See more »

Our Tweets

Except as otherwise indicated, quotes are delayed. Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes for all exchanges. Market Data provided by Interactive Data. Company fundamental data provided by Morningstar. Earnings and ratings provided by Zacks. Mutual fund data provided by Valueline. ETF data provided by Lipper. Powered and implemented by Interactive Data Managed Solutions.

TheStreet Ratings updates stock ratings daily. However, if no rating change occurs, the data on this page does not update. The data does update after 90 days if no rating change occurs within that time period.

IDC calculates the Market Cap for the basic symbol to include common shares only. Year-to-date mutual fund returns are calculated on a monthly basis by Value Line and posted mid-month.